Leaning On the Everlasting Arms, by Laura Danner

Leaning On the Everlasting Arms: A Novelette by [Danner, Laura]

“‘What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace, with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms!’ As the words float by her, Meg is bitter. ‘What have I to dread? Life without either of my parents!’ she fumes inside. ‘What have I to fear? Going to live with a family we’ve never met!’ Follow along as Meg Sonnenfeld is orphaned, come with her as she goes to live with a large family a few hours away, learn why Lissie, one of the girls she goes to live with, is so bitter, and see what happens when cholera strikes—again. Will Meg’s sister die? Why has all this happened? Will Meg learn to ‘Lean On the Everlasting Arms’?

Title: Leaning On the Everlasting Arms: A Novelette

Author: Laura Danner

Genre(s): Christian Historical Fiction

Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ (four stars)

Romance Content: N/A

Recommended age range: 10+

My Review:

FTC disclosure: I bought this book when it on sale on Amazon. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise.

I enjoyed reading this novelette! It had some good messages and Biblical truth. (Also, I love the cover!) While some of the dialogue didn’t seem very accurate to the timeperiod, I know that details like those are hard to imitate. I was disappointed that the main character thought of/called adults by their first names; while it perhaps made it more personal, I believe that it’s more respectful to call adults Mr/Mrs/Miss. However, this was an interesting novelette with some good messages and I’m glad I read it!

Note: a man is called Bishop and Christmas is celebrated in this book.

P.S. I read this more than a month ago and meant to post this review sooner, but I signed up for some blog tours and needed to fit books in before them, so I’m only getting to this one now! I apologize to those who were waiting for my review!

Published by Leona

Leona is a born-again Baptist young lady who desires to obey God in all that she does. She enjoys reading, music, and spending time with her family. Leona reviewed encouraging books (and occasional movies or other media) at Great Books for God's Girls. In 2020, she and her brother self-published their first book, "Danger in Detroit", with another book in the works!

6 thoughts on “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms, by Laura Danner”

  2. Flowersinmybasket says:
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    Hi Leona! I just saw this! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for leaving a review! I am wondering though, do you think that it’s wrong to call someone bishop? At the church we used to go to, there were four ministers who would take turns preaching, and then a bishop, who would preach but also perform baptisms and things like that. So it just seemed like a normal thing to me. Thank you so much for an honest review!

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